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UND Tailgate Village Have not seen this previously but it appears others have with Montana being sold out and two other games close to it (for the tents). Great idea for getting different businesses and groups out for tailgating and the game.
It appears tent space for the Montana game is sold out and the Cal Poly game and NAU homecoming game are not far behind - this is a great sign that these games will yield great attendance, especially the Montana game.
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Mussman mentioned a few interesting things this morning on 740 The Fan.
*They ordered all blacks uniforms (both jerseys and pants) and they should be in by August 1st
*They expect to reveal the black uniforms on media day, which is typically sometime during first week of camp. First practice of fall camp this season is Aug. 2nd
*Also, Mussman said they will order all-green pants next season and they plan to use a "Oregon-type" switchup in terms of uniforms. That means they'll have black/green/white jerseys and black/green/white pants and will be able to use various uniform combos. This might not sit well with traditionalists but players, and more importantly potential recruits, LOVE that sort of thing. Just look at Oregon, Oklahoma St. etc. and how it's affected recruiting for them. As an FCS school, such a uniform aspect could be huge for recruiting.
The excitement for this season just keeps growing and growing! Can't Wait!
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They sell replicas of the green home jerseys in number 6. Big Sky shop is one place:
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Aren't the lanes on the new basketball court painted green as well? Probably another reason why.
Speaking of basketball, they already remodeled the court in the Betty and the old Big Sky logos were put in place. Hopefully they are re-done....
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If UND spends money on black "alternates" and doesn't replace the primary home and away unis, that is a fail.
The uniforms of the past few years are generic and cheap looking. There are teams in the EDC that dress better.
It's only a matter of time before they get new whites and greens. For right now, the new metallic green helmets and black alternate jerseys are most definitely an upgrade over what the situation was last year.
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Montana opens their road games at App State. They know a tough venue. They also played at Tennessee last season. If they are prepared for some solid noise, they will be just fine.
There is no question Montana has played in louder, larger environments than the Alerus Center - it would be foolish to assume otherwise. My previous statement was largely based on the preseason conference coaches poll; thus, I believe Montana and Portland State (and whoever else decided UND was worthy of a 10th place spot) are underestimating UND's ability at home. After this season, UND will get their proper respect because the previously mentioned schools will be playing in the Alerus for the first time. Ultimately, UND won't be voted that low by the coaches very often in the future.
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All true. However, we also did beat Sorenson-led SUU in Cedar City last year, the same team that beat up on UNLV.
They must not have seen the film on that game.
The coaches didn't give SUU much more love; they voted them 8th. All in all, it's just a preseason poll that ultimately won't be the same as the final conference standings. I'm gonna make my bold prediction of the day and say Montana State will not finish first in the conference this season. On paper they are the best team, and I agree with that, but I also feel they will have a target on their back all season and will lose one more game than people expect. For instance, last season SUU was ranked the favorite in the Great West - how'd that turn out for them? Too many variables to accurately predict the standings. Of course, that's why they play the games and I don't think Montana and Portland State know how tough it is to play in the Al. Just ask Cal Poly (2009)....
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An indication of a little more Big Sky excitement? Not quite sure what to think of this...
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I am sure they saw the highlights from our NAIA games and took that for what its worth. Plus our games against USD, and UNC and saw us come back from those (along with Sioux Falls). Why else would these coaches put us towards the bottom.
Yeah, if I was a Big Sky coach and saw film of UND last year against Northern Colorado, Sioux Falls, and UC Davis, I would probably vote into the bottom half also. They certainly were "W's" but they weren't impressive wins by any means. When the top Big Sky teams from a year ago (Montana State and Montana) played the bottom feeders (UNC and Idaho St.) last year, they won by a large margin (exception being 10 pts when MSU played @ UNC).
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Buy or Sell: We will have 1 player drafted in the next 2 years.
That's a tough one. Greg Hardin, Braden Hanson, Ross Brenneman, Dominique Bennett, Zeb Miller and maybe a few others all are long shots but have a chance. At least one or two of those guys will be on a training camp roster but whether they are drafted or undrafted free agents is a tough one. I'm gonna have to sell, but I sure hope I am wrong.
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Courtesy of Bobcat Nation:
Grand Forks to Bozeman: 811.5 miles
Cheney, Washington to Bozeman: 416.8 miles
Cedar City, Utah to Bozeman: 659.4 miles
San Luis Obispo, California to Bozeman: 1,237.7 miles
Davis, California to Bozeman: 953.8 miles
Portland, Oregon to Bozeman: 752 miles
Flagstaff, Arizona to Bozeman: 926.9 miles
We’re certainly not the most isolated school in the conference like some make it out to be. I guess UND is east of the mountains though…so at least good creativity!!
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2012 Big Sky Poll
Lets hope the media knows more than the coaches.......
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I'd say the jersey matches the helmet much more than it matches the peas...this should make the helmet/jersey combo appear much improved!
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http://www.grandfork...icle/id/240877/
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"The league also is scheduled to unveil its new logo today.
Speaking of new, UND will have a different look when the 2012 season begins. New uniforms for UND are scheduled to arrive in approximately two weeks."
If anyone was still skeptical of new jerseys becoming a reality, this should put that to rest.
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Difference between the colors: new color is on the left, old on the right. Definitely will match the jerseys better, and is a more true kelly green.
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1st Team Big Sky All-Conference RB for Northern Arizona will be in town for homecoming, Oct. 13th! and his Walter Payton Award hunt will be taking a hit that day if Ross Brenneman, Devin Benjamin, and company have anything to say about it.....
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The Billings Gazette has continued their 2012 Big Sky position ranking series by ranking the top 10 linebackers:
http://billingsgazet...1a4bcf887a.html
Although UND did not place any names (even though by the end of the year I would expect Mr. Bennett to be on the post-season version of this), the article did feature a real nice picture of the top spot man (Jody Owens of Montana State)
.....and yes professional trollers of Ag school nation, we know who won the game.....
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Why can't the season start......NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, no kidding.......
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I wonder what the will do for pants with the black jerseys? Black?? Green? New ones with black and green?? I don't see them using the white pants with black.
The team already has all-black pants (e.g. South Dakota game), so I would guess they just ordered the jerseys and they will wear them with all black pants. Some time ago, SiouxFBInsider mentioned they may be considering wearing the black uniforms for all home games, and I guess that would be the simplest way to fix the "mismatched color problem".
Here are the black pants, but you also can easily notice the mismatched helmet-uniform combination I referenced - black home uniforms should fix that.
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I've got one last buy or sell in me.
Buy or Sell: Aarin Smith and/or Javen Butler will play for the Sioux.
Sell; I don't think UND would've signed two JUCO safeties if they had any inclination of Butler playing sometime in the future. Aarin Smith's situation also just makes it unlikely.
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Buy or Sell: Kenny Golladay will be the steal people were claiming? I'm not saying this season but when he gets the chance.
Anyone of the three WR recruits could end up being really good, but I'll buy Kenny Golladay turning out to be a good one. Of course, it also comes down to how the QB position plays out.
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Which conference has the most? How many does the Missouri Valley have?
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Have only been to one game in the Alerus ('03 Nickel Game), so can't speak from experience, my friends up North however, say that UND football games(that they have been to, few of them) can be pretty cheesy for pre-game and in-game stuff. Like I said, that is NOT from experience, just from what a few friends have told me. NDSU has it's cheesy moments as well. In 2010, for the students they played a video that was intended to get a new chant to catch on. It was awful. Didn't catch on. Cheesy. Made my ears bleed.
The in-game experience certainly could’ve been better at UND the past few years; however, a lot of it was attributed to the average attendance which will increase this year. Also, UND's athletic marketing and in-game entertainment department has vowed to improve the game time atmosphere and I've heard nothing but good things. For example, here's a tweet from Josh Kotelnicki:
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Really - you don't get out much do you. I wonder why they don't pan out to the crowd?
I guess I should've mentioned none of UND's pre-game traditions and activities compare to those of the almighty Ag School of the South
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Well said, I couldn't agree more. If you want more fans and students to show up, you need to promote an intense atmosphere. Football is an intense game, that’s why people love it. So when the atmosphere is dull and boring, it's hard for fans/students to get into it. The in-game marketing crew (and they are supposedly working on this) needs to do their part, as well as the team in just putting a good product out on the field. If those things happen, and a few others, the Alerus could easily be a great place for football in terms of atmosphere and excitement this season.